Source: Telegraph
Australia (310) beat Pakistan (59 & 53) by an innings and 198 runs
He may well be - as his captain Steve Waugh declared - among the best contemporary batsmen in world cricket, but until yesterday it was impossible to believe that Matthew Hayden could win a Test match off his own bat.
But the […]

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Source: Reuters
KARACHI (Reuters) - Shoaib Malik is to retain the Pakistan captaincy until the end of next year despite the series defeat against India, Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Dr Nasim Ashraf said on Thursday.
“We will stick to our decision to name him as captain for the year (2008). We will give him our full backing and […]

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Source: AFP
BANGALORE, India (AFP) — India captain Anil Kumble revealed Wednesday it was his pace rather than spin that brought his team on the verge of an unlikely win against Pakistan in the third and final Test here before settling for a draw.
“It is good to finish with a five-wicket haul. I never realised that […]

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Source: VOA News
India won its first home test series against Pakistan in 27 years when the third and final test in Bangalore ended in a draw.
Indian spin bowler Anil Kumble took five wickets in Pakistan’s second innings as the visitors reached 162-7 before bad light ended play.
The score was in response to India’s second innings […]

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Source: AFP
BANGALORE, India (AFP) — Misbah-ul-Haq relished India’s attack with a second successive century to boost Pakistan’s hopes of forcing a draw in the third and final Test here on Tuesday.
The middle-order batsman followed his second-Test 161 with a brilliant 133 not out as Pakistan warded off a threat of follow-on to post 537 in […]

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